EXTERMINATE! - Dalek Tyranny Development!

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"You will obey the Daleks or you will be exterminated!"

For a while I wanted to do something different. A kind of science/fantasy scenario 
to escape the lure of WW2 Panzers and Stukas, but could not decide on what exactly...

After watching the BBC's new redux of the classic 'Who' series, my love for the show
had been rekindled. I wanted to do a CIV2 scenario in this setting, and especially
featuring the Time Lord, Doctor Who and his arch-foes, the xenophobic, homicidal Daleks!

Before I go any further, it might be proper to give some background for those poor 
souls who have not seen or even heard of this cultural icon of British Sci-fi...

THE DALEKS:
This is a scenario that features the Daleks - Cyborg aliens from the British Sci-Fi
serial called 'Doctor Who'. Mutants, artificially evolved from a dead race called the
Kaleds, they were programmed as the ultimate war machine - All emotions apart from hate
had been removed, and these squid-like abominations were housed in advanced 'travel-
machines' small tanks that were outfitted with deadly weapons and super-armour. 

Now, from their barren, radioactive planet, Skaro...The Daleks rule a space empire that 
spans vast galactic areas. Their original creator, the crippled and evil genius, Davros, 
tries to perfect the Dalek design and to unify these cyborgs under his control. But the 
Dalek Empire had grown from his alpha-Daleks, a cadre of cyborgs who felt themselves to 
be superior to all creatures, even their originator. 

To this end, Davros has went back to the drawing board, and created his own Dalek faction,
the Imperials - created from the cells of deceased Human elites, and loyal only to Davros, 
These new cyborgs were the perfect arch-rivals to the Skaro Daleks. Civil war promptly
erupted as both factions considered the other to genetic aboninations. The Skaro Daleks 
are commanded by the Dalek Prime, who also calls himself the Dalek Emperor...He was the 
first specimen that Davros created, so this mutant's grudge match with the megalomaniac 
Kaled scientist is personal...

THE DOCTOR:
A renegade extraterrestrial time-traveller, a member of the race known as the Time Lords 
from the planet Gallifrey. The Doctor has been exiled for breaching the restrictive rules 
of the Time Lord society, their creed forbids interfering with the rest of the universe.

The race of the Time Lords is ancient, and has been time-travelling for many ages in space.
They also can cheat death by regenerating, up to twelve times. As such, the Doctor has had
some varied personalities in the past, as each regeneration makes him appear as a slightly
different person. Originally an irascible and highly irritable character, the Doctor was also
shown to be a man of great intelligence and compassion, who abhorred the evil in the universe 
and would always help others if he could.

The Time Lord travels in his spacecraft, called the TARDIS. 
(Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space), which is dimensionally transcendental 
(larger on the inside than on the outside), and seemingly never fully under his control. 
The TARDIS originally had the ability to disguise itself according to its environment, 
but became "stuck" in the form of a police box after landing in London in 1963, 
and has remained in that shape ever since.

The Doctor is (at the current time in the saga) 900 years old, and his race are held in some
awe by other space civilisations. It would appear now that Gallifrey and Skaro have both been
annihilated in a huge war between the Time Lords and the Daleks. But as it is in 'Doctor Who'
not everything is what it appears at first...

There no potential endgame if both can races can change the flow of events in time.

The CIV2 GAME:
The scenario will be playable as two different Dalek factions, and cover events that
take place in a Dalek invasion of Earth in 1963. This is a campaign that I have made
from Doctor Who storylines, and can be assumed to take place in a specific timeline.

The scenario attempts to combine the most fun aspects of the 'Who' series, with Daleks 
and other foes, I am hoping to give players a chance to experience a campaign with all 
the fun and challenges facing the Daleks as they struggle to gain supremacy over their 
rivals and to subdue the map area. Using Test of Time will give the most options to
create the most workable and best-looking representation of this unique science fantasy.

This is what I hope for, and what I hope to deliver.

PROGRESS:
Where am I at with this project? The good news is that the work is well underway,
and that is why I am opening a thread now...I will most likely be asking for some
help here and there and am always open to suggestions and contributions...!

The map is a massive flat city map, divided into areas, with a city section to 
be conquered. The different factions will aim for specific city sectors to seize,
and try to exterminate all foes for extra prestige and rewards.

The sounds are all gathered, and merely have to be converted to a consistent format.
These will be fun SFX I have found on the net, and contain some classic quotes.

The units are all done, bar 13 slots, that is where suggestions will be handy!
More bonus units or other 'Who' favourite characters are fully possible. one
unit I need in particular are Ogrons, lumbering mercenaries who serve the Daleks.
I will attempt to make or request these units as time goes on...:)

The rules and techs are now being started - This scenario is war-fighting situation,
but research can be conducted too, as the Daleks are super-evolved race. Newer Dalek
chassis designs will be allocated as the player proves his useful nature to Davros
or the Dalek Emperor. More will come on the tech aspect as I flesh it out.

The games files will be sorted out as I move along, and the game/label/pedia info will
be 'Dalekised' to suit the scenario environment...More will be spoken of this in time!

I will chip in soon with more info when I have the map completed...This development
may take up till and beyond Xmas, but that is the fun of CIV2 development! I am sure
this will be a strategic and unique CIV2 blast...

.....Exterminate all Humans!!!

:D

CREDITS:
I should mention that the Daleks were created by writer Terry Nation and BBC designer 
Raymond Cusick and were first introduced in 1963 in the second Doctor Who serial. 

Units in the scenario are created from the awesome prototypes by Catfish, that really
inspired my to kick of this project! I was so floored that I put all other projects
on hold and put 'Dalek Tyranny' onto the scenario list! Nice one, Catfish!!

Many other units are from genius works by Fairline, and humbly edited by myself.

:b:

I know overt showcasing of units and such is a bit frowned upon in the forums,
but what the heck - I want to show what kind of thing to expect, and this is only
a small slice of the overall experience. With sounds and the whole map to conquer,
these screenies are only a prototype of what is to come in a few weeks! :)

Here we have a battlegroup of Dalek drones, 
led by a Red Commander Dalek and a Black Chief Dalek.

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Here we have Davros and his personal bodyguard of 
Imperial Deathsquad Daleks, Transolar Disk and SWD.

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More info and developments will be posted in regular updates. Anyone wanting to
get involved is more than welcome...Please let me know through the usual channels!